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Serious A194 crash in South Tyneside on 1 March 2017 at 13:53 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford B-Max were involved in a crash on the A194 in South Tyneside at 13:53 on Wednesday 1 March 2017. The 73-year-old female driver of the Ford B-Max was seriously injured and the 25-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 69-year-old male passenger in the Ford B-Max were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Mar 2017
Wednesday, 13:53
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford B-Max
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97059, longitude -1.46184, in the NE34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Jarrow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bede, South Tyneside, NE32 4JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017100159363
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
194
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford B-Max

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford B-Max)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford B-Max)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2017100159363 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Tyneside road accident statistics for 2017.